Garment



Dec. 3, 1929.

' H. P. ECKSTEIN v GARMENT Filed June 1.8, 1926 R. m 5 y M E P Y z m HATTORNEY Patented Dec. 3, 1929 HARRY P. ECKSTEIN, F WEEHAWKEN, NEWJERSEY GARMENT Application filed June 18, 1926. Serial No. 116,798.

This invention relates to undergarments, and more particularly tosanitary undergarments.

The invention has as one of its objects the provision of a highlysanitary under garment of the so-called bloomer type, and an importantfeature of the invention is that the garment is formed partly of amaterial of one characteristic, and partly of a material of a 10.different characteristic, which is sewn into the undergarment withoutadhering to the outer material. For example, the first named materialmay be of any suitable material, while the second named material may berubher or any desired product of latex, having the characteristic ofresisting the chemical action of menstrual flow or other bodily excreta,of being stainless, and being washable.

Still another object of the invention relates to the provision of anundergarment in which a material having special characteristics ispositioned to obstruct the body efiluence, and thereby protect thefabric therefrom, thus insuring a relatively long useful life to thegar- Zirment. On account of the hi hly deleterious chemical action ofmenstrual flow upon ordinary sheer fabric, the protection effected bythe special construction of the undergarment of the present inventiongreatly extends the so'useful life.

A further object of the invention is to provide for ready and convenientwashing of the under arment, thereby to preserve the cleanliness thereofand to increase the personal Figure 3 is a detailed view of thespecially characterized portion of the garment;

Figure 4: is a corresponding view of so much of the main portion of thegarment as is covered by the portion of Figure 3 when assembled in thecomplete garment;

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 55 of Figure 2 and Fig. 6 is anenlarged detail view of a portion thereof.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the several figures ofthe drawing.

In the following description and claims, parts will be identified byspecific names for convenience of expression, but they are in tended tobe as generic in their application to similar parts or equivalentconstruction as the art will permit.

Referring now to Figures 1 and 2; it will be seen that I have shown forthe purpose of illustrating the invention, an undergarment for ladies,popularly designated bloomers. Many of the details of such bloomers,such as their shape, the arrangement of the waist line, the length ofthe leg, etc, may vary from time to time, in accordance with dictates ofconvention or fashion. Also, since the in-' vention may be applied .toany form of undergarment for children, as well as for women, it is notthought necessary, in the present state of the art, to describe hereinwith particularity, the construction of such portions as have beenmentioned.

It is understood, however, that the undergarment consists of a bodyportion 10 having an anterior side 11, (see Figure 1) and a posteriorside 12 (see Figure 2), with depending bifurcations 13, 13, forming ausual crotch therebetween. Any material suitable for undergarments maybe used. The ma-' terial is sewn into the form illustrated, i. e., tofit the human form.

An additional element 20 comprising an insert or overlay, and formed ofa diiferently characterized material, is cut to a symmetricalquadrilateral shape, such as illustrated in Figure 3. It is understoodthat the element 20 has its greatest longitudinal dimension considerablygreater than its greatest transverse dimension, when positioned in thecompleted undergarment as seen in Figures 1 and of the undergarment, onthe inner surface of the crotch, with the longitudinal axis coincidentwith the longitudinal center line of (Sir the garment. It is positionedso that the PQI a o m ximum transv r w th. is a the bottom of;thecrotch. Thus the anterior,

shortwingQZextends upward in front of the Wease only o. a m t d t a dnterfenes, inno; with. the activitiesof normal life. Thissanitary insetis so shaped. that it tends to eliminate all unnecessary protectivematerial, decreasing the heating possibilities of other so-calledsanitary undergarments. The. posterior, long, wing 21 of. they element29, extends upwardly a considerable distance in therear, thus givingampleprotection in ub tantially every posture assumed by the wearer.

The. element; is preferably secured to the inner surface. oftheremainder of. the undergarment by having itsedges sewn to a tuck takenin the fabric of the garment. When sosecured, the tuck 30 forms in out-I linen. quadrilateral 31 (.seeligure 4*.) which conforms to the shapeof the element 20 except. that. the .maxiniumrtransverse dimension ofthe quadrilateral 31 is relatively greater than. the. maximum.transverse dimension of the element 20,. while the. maximumlongitudinal. dimensions are substantially equal. The-,edgeof: the.element. is placed in juxtaposition to the fold ofthe tuck 30,. asillustrated indetail inFigure .5, andstitches 32 are taken around: andthrough the doubled. fabric and therubber.

The portion of the material within the tuck 30, designateda33, is thusrelieved of transverse strain, and; the usefultlife-of the undergarmentis thus greatly'extended.

Thus it will beseen that a garment of great usefulness anddesirabilityis provided. The element20 can readily be washed oil and the garment.worn almost immediately. An important; feature. with present day stylesis that there is only a single. thickness of material; at' the-waistlineor on the limbs, and thus the .modish slimness at present invogue ispreserved this improved garment. Furthermore the gusset protects theexternal garmentas well' as the undergarment andpermits externalgarments of any desired materialto be wornat any time.

The invention upon which this application isbased is broader than thespecific embodiment shown and described for the purpose of illustratingat least one of the ways in which it may be employed. The scope of theinvention is therefore to be understood as not being limited by thepresent specific description. I intend no limitations other than thoseimposed, by the claim.

lVhat is. claimed is:

The combination with a ladys undergarment of a protective gusset ofsubstantially moistureproof material adapted to cover a portion thereof,said gusset being positioned at the crotch of said garment and beingsecured; to the cloth material of said garment only at the edges of thegusset, the intermediate. portion being; loose from the. contiguouscloth material andconcealed fromviewthere;

by, and being less in extent than the underlying cloth; material,whereby said cloth naterial is adapted to rest in natural folds. saidgusset being adapted to protect the various;

garments from body efiiuence.

Signed at New York, in the county of. New York and State of, N ew-Yorkthis. 17th day of June, A. D. 1926.

HARRY P. ECKSTEIN;

